Gregory Lip is Price-Evans Chair of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Liverpool and Director of the Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science at the University of Liverpool and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital in the United Kingdom. He is also a Distinguished Professor at Aalborg University in Denmark and an Adjunct Professor at Seoul National University and Yonsei University in Korea. He has been appointed as a Visiting or Honorary Professor in various other Universities in the UK, Serbia (Belgrade), China (Beijing, Nanjing, Guangzhou), Thailand (Chiangmai, Mahidol), and Taiwan (Taipei).

Prof Lip has made major contributions to our present understanding of stroke and bleeding risk factors, as well as advancements in clinical risk stratification and overall management of atrial fibrillation (AF). Following his proposal and initial research, the CHA2DS2-VASc and HAS-BLED scores, which respectively assess stroke and bleeding risk, have been independently validated and are now part of international guidelines. The ABC (Atrial fibrillation Better Care) pathway, developed by Prof Lip, has been included as the core recommendation in the 2020 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines on AF management due to its effectiveness in reducing adverse outcomes in patients with AF.

GuangMing Tan is currently working as a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) in Hong Kong. He is also an Honorary Associate Consultant at the Prince of Wales Hospital. Since joining Prince of Wales Hospital in 2008, he has introduced a number of novel services for the diagnosis and interventional management of vascular diseases into the local healthcare system, including pulmonary emergency services for managing acute pulmonary embolism, and interventional treatment of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Dr Tan has organized and served as an examiner for the licensure examination for international medical graduates. He was also directly involved in the supervision and training of future medical professionals. He also spends his time educating the public about cardiology topics, such as coronary and peripheral arterial disease and pulmonary disease.

After completing his medical degree from CUHK, Dr Tan pursued his physician and cardiology specialist training at the Prince of Wales Hospital. He also completed his fellowship training in vascular medicine and intervention at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School in Boston.

Dan Gaita is a Professor of Cardiology at the Victor Babeş University of Medicine and Pharmacy (Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie Victor Babeş) and Head of Cardiology at the Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (Institutul de Boli Cardiovasculare) Timişoara, Romania. His scientific interests include cardiovascular prevention, cardiac rehabilitation, long-term management of chronic heart failure and stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation.

Prof Gaita is dedicated to advancing the field of cardiovascular medicine through his extensive involvement in local and international medical organizations. He has been a Board Member of the Romanian Society of Cardiology since 2017 and the European Heart Network since 2015. Prof Gaita has been an active member of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) since 1994 and also participates on several subcommittees, subspecialty councils and associations. He has held numerous leadership positions, including as course director and coordinator, in numerous ESC educational programs - notably, he initiated and co-directs the biennial Dubrovnik Cardiology Highlights, one of the ESC Update meetings.

Renata Główczyńska is a Professor at the Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw in Poland, where she also serves as the First Chair and the Head of the Department of Cardiac Diagnostics.

Prof Renata’s clinical interests include cardio-oncology, cardiac intensive care, and non-invasive cardiac diagnostic modalities, such as cardiopulmonary exercise testing and echocardiography. In addition to co-authoring over 75 articles in national and international journals, she was selected as a member of the European Society of Cardiology Scientific Document Group, responsible for developing the 2020 Guidelines on sports cardiology and exercise in patients with cardiovascular disease. Moreover, she contributed as an author or co-editor to 5 books on cardiac diagnostics and intensive care. She has also been honored with awards from the Minister of Health for her outstanding educational achievements and significant contributions to the field of cardiology.

Prof Renata obtained her BSc from the Military University of Technology and her MD and PhD from the Medical University of Warsaw. She completed her clinical specialization in internal medicine, cardiology, sports medicine, and intensive care. In addition to her medical background, she recently completed an Executive Master of Business Administration (eMBA) program at the Warsaw School of Economics and the Medical University of Warsaw.